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Microchirus variegatus

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronectes variegatus was named by Donovan (1808). It is extant.

It was recombined as Microchirus variegatus by Girone et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Pleuronectes variegatus Donovan
2006Microchirus variegatus Girone et al. p. 657

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familySoleidae
genusMicrochirusBonaparte 1833
speciesvariegatus(Donovan 1808)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:39:27
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:39:27
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Calabrian or 11.63000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Microchirus variegatus (78437)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Peloponnese) Microchirus variegatus (207769)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Microchirus variegatus (159288)